It's A Good Thing The Violence In Iraq Is Over

[Hissyspit]

:sarcasm:

Monday 19 November: 33 dead

Baghdad: roadside bomb kills 1, Baladiyat; 3 bodies.
Basra: mother and 5 children are killed when a rocket hits their house; body found.
Baquba: gunmen attack police station, kill 3 policemen; 3 bodies.
Falluja: 3 killed by car bomb.
Samarra: 4 bodies.
Tikrit: 5 bodies of policemen found.

Sunday 18 November: 31 dead

Baghdad: car bomb kills 10, Karrada; taxi driver shot dead by US forces; 4 bodies.
Mosul: suicide car bomber attacks police checkpoint, kills 4.
Baquba: roadside bomb kills 3 children as they flock around US patrol handing out gifts.
Samarra: US forces open fire on cars, kill 3.

Saturday 17 November: 61 dead

Baghdad: an estimated 39 bodies found -around 33 inside a deserted bulding and 6 in various areas of the capital.
Mosul: gunmen kill 5 civilians; 5 bodies.
Baquba: gunmen kill civilian; 6 bodies found in surrounding villages.
Amara: gunmen kill 2.

Friday 16 November: 31 dead

Baghdad: roadside bomb kills 1, Nahda; 4 bodies.
Diyala: roadside bomb kills 3 policemen.
Shaikhy: gunmen attack village, 7 villagers die in clashes.
Sadiya: the bodies of 2 brothers found.
Anbar: 10 bodies.

Thursday 15 November: 19 dead

Baghdad: gunman kills school principal, Kadhimiya; 6 bodies.
Kirkuk: suicide car bomb kills 7.
Jalawla: gunmen kill farmer.
Baquba: man dies in US fire.
Mahaweel: body found.

Wednesday 14 November: 77 dead

Baghdad: roadside bomb kills 2, Salhiya; 3 oil ministry employees shot dead in their vehicle; car bomb kills civilian in the north/east; 5 bodies.
Iskandariya: suicide car bomber attacks gathering of anti al-Qaeda Sheikhs, kills 3.
Mosul: gunmen kill 4 in separate incidents; Iraqi soldiers kill 2 during clashes; 4 bodies found, one beheaded.
Tarmiya: up to 45 Sunni Awakening Council members reported mistakenly killed in US air and ground attack.
22 unidentified bodies are buried in Kirkuk.

http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/recent

[Jim__]

1. The US media will parrot government reports that state the violence is down.

And, unfortunately, most of the American public will accept that as the unvarnished truth.

[pansypoo53219]

2. but the gnews only gives a shit if

AMERICANS ARE DYING. they aren't dying as much right now, so all is good. surge. whoo hoo!

[Sabriel]

3. I thought they were halting the practice of handing out toys.

Idiots! What the hell are they thinking?